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What Is Treaty of Waitangi? 184-Year-Old Document Granting Land Rights To Maori Tribes
The Treaty of Waitangi, considered New Zealand’s founding document, takes its name from the Bay of Islands location.
What is the Treaty of Waitangi and why is it sparking huge Māori protests in New Zealand?
Activists are protesting proposed changes to New Zealand's foundational document, the Treaty of Waitangi. But is the bill ...
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New Zealand dispatch: thousands join hīkoi in Auckland to oppose controversial Treaty Principles Bill
Thousands of marchers descended upon New Zealand’s largest city on Wednesday as part of the Hīkoi mō te Tiriti (March for the ...
Lawmakers stage Māori protest in New Zealand’s parliament during fraught race relations debate
A vote in New Zealand’s parliament was suspended and two lawmakers ejected Thursday amid debate over a controversial proposed ...
The Treaty Principles Bill is already straining social cohesion – a referendum could be worse
The Principles of the Treaty of Waitangi Bill will likely die after it goes to select committee – or will it? A possible ...
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Fiery Debate Erupts Over Treaty of Waitangi Reinterpretation Bill
New Zealand's parliament engages in a heated debate over a controversial bill attempting to reinterpret the Treaty of ...
Māori lawmakers in New Zealand interrupt vote on controversial bill with Haka
Māori lawmakers interrupted a New Zealand parliamentary vote with a Haka to protest a law that would erode the land and ...
Maori haka in NZ parliament to protest at bill to reinterpret founding treaty
New Zealand's parliament was brought to a temporary halt by MPs performing a haka, amid anger over a controversial bill ...
Treaty Principles Bill 'Inviting Civil War', Jenny Shipley Says
Former prime minister Dame Jenny Shipley has warned the ACT Party is "inviting civil war" with its attempt to define the ...
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Uplifting new play gives voice to prisoner’s perspective on the Treaty
A protest at Te Papa Museum last year involved spray paint and the defacement of text using an angle grinder on the Treaty of ...
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Protests erupt in New Zealand over Treaty Principles Bill
Nearly ten thousand people took to the streets in New Zealand to protest the introduction of the controversial Treaty ...
Waitangi Treaty Grounds Welcomes Regional Infrastructure Funding Announcement
The Waitangi Treaty Grounds are an important storehouse for many significant taonga, including objects loaned by descendants ...